Sex
by Fred Niblo
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DVD details
Actor: Irving Cummings, Louise Glaum, Peggy PearceDirector: Fred Niblo
DVD: Region Code 1
Format: NTSC, Silent
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-22
Studio: Unknown Video
DVD Reviews of Sex
DVD Review: Perhaps a somewhat misleading title
Summary: 4 Stars
No doubt most of us will have certain expectations from a film entitled simply "Sex", and seeing the production date, 1920, might stretch our imagination even further. The film's title caused quite a controversy back in 1920, but watching it by modern-day standards will make you wonder what all the fuss was about. The worst you'll see are dancing girls in a club called 'The Frivolity' which attract wayward married men. In fact, putting aside any expectations or images that the title might conjure up, "Sex" turns out to be a very good story with a morale and some points to ponder. Its director, Fred Niblo, has some impressive credentials directing famous stars and films like Valentino in "Blood and Sand", Fairbanks in "The Mark of Zorro" and "The Three Musketeers", Greta Garbo in "The Mysterious Lady" and not in the least, "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ". I was pleased to find that "Sex" measures up to Niblo's standard - at least in 1920 before his more famous films - with a smooth, flowing style as the story unfolds and the plot takes a few turns. Louise Glaum may have been cast in the vamp role in those years, but her part in "Sex" as the leading dancer and hostess of wild (by 1920 standards) all-night parties appears harmless to the modern-day viewer. She and her girls think that flirting and having fun with married men is just a game, but after some time the tables are turned on her, and this makes "Sex" an interesting and satisfying story. The picture quality could be a bit better, and another musical score other than the standard organ accompaniment would also enhance this film, but it's still quite acceptable as it is presented here by Unknown Video. However, if you're after something sexy after all, the bonus feature on this DVD might hit the mark: a slide show of several dozen surprising photos of many famous silent screen stars like you've never seen them before! Featured are Louise Brooks and Clara Bow, plus many others - also some men - in various stages of undress, but all of them are very tastefully done and suit the fashion of the time. This fascinating slide show, together with a quality film with a good story makes this DVD worth a look - or two.
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Description of Sex
Theda Bara was the first of the great vamps, but by the late 1910s she was being eclipsed by a new breed of screen temptresses. The best-remembered of these was Louise Glaum, whose first claim to fame was as the perennial bad-girl dance-hall queen in William S. Hart's westerns. From there, she took leading roles in a string of torrid melodramas: lurid films bearing titles like "A Law Unto Herself" and "Sweetheart of the Doomed." She topped herself with "Sex" in 1920, just as the age of the vamp was coming to a close. Here she plays a cabaret star who lures married men to amorous disaster. Her spiderweb costume is a treat in itself: the symbolism may not be subtle but it certainly is apt! Organ score by Bob Vaughn.Supplemental material: An eye-opening photo gallery of unclad and under-clad film stars from throughout the silent era and into the early 1930s. Included are rare and risque photos of Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Douglas Fairbanks, Mae West, Bessie Love and many more.
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